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Stephen Morris – A message from Gwlad
The past year has seen a hardening of people’s views of Wales’s place within the UK; amongst the Conservative Party in Wales there has been a noticeable swing against the current Devolution settlement, perhaps out of a concern to guard their right flank...
Andrew RT Davies MS – After years of failure, it’s time for a new economic path for Wales
What have Labour done for Wales’s poorest communities over their 22 years in power? Let’s be honest, not a lot. Before the pandemic, Wales had the slowest growing economy in the UK. Almost a quarter of people in Wales were living in poverty before the...
Richard Suchorzewski – I call on all the people of Wales to put Country before party
In recent months there has been a whisper in the Welsh wind. If you close your eyes you can almost hear it now – “abolish, abolish, abolish.” That's how these political articles are supposed to start right? Unlike one of your previous Conservative writers, I can...
Our response to the 2021 UK Budget
At the Centre for Welsh Studies (CWS) we commend the UK Government’s extension of Coronavirus-related support for the Welsh economy and bold proposals around levelling up Wales, while also being cautiously optimistic about its long-term impacts. Now more than ever, we...
Andrew RT Davies: Wales’ place is at the heart of the Union
Article written by Andrew RT Davies - Leader of the Welsh Conservatives: In recent months we’ve heard a lot about the constitution and a lot about the future of the Union. It won't come as a surprise to many but I’m a proud Welshman, Unionist and Conservative. I...
No dither or delay: Why Wales needs an election in May
Article Written by Darren Millar MS - Welsh Conservative Chief Whip and Shadow Minister for External Affairs and International Relations: The events of last week have reinforced in us all the importance of respect for democracy. It has reminded us all how precious the...
Mark Reckless MS – We can not let the Welsh Government use Covid-19 as an excuse to state-build
Since the emergence of COVID-19 I have generally voted against restrictions. I would also like to see a UK-led approach.I am only open to considering serious deprivation of liberty when it is to flatten the curve and prevent the NHS being completely overwhelmed. We...
Professor Kent Matthews – The Microeconomic and Macroeconomic consequences of lockdown
Article written by Professor Kent Matthews - Cardiff University: Professor Bob Lucas, Nobel laureate and father of the New Classical Macroeconomics school, famously quipped, ‘we are all Keynesians in the foxhole’. This is the only way to understand the policy response...
Cllr Tom Parkhill – Tier 4: Is it justified in Wales?
Written by Tom Parkhill Cardiff Councillor for Llanishen and Thornhill: There was widespread dismay across Wales on Saturday as Mark Drakeford announced that the five day Christmas relaxation of restrictions would be cancelled, and the whole of Wales would enter the...